Cowboys Trade for Linebacker Winters, Niners Draft Stribling

The Dallas Cowboys pulled off a trade with the San Francisco 49ers last Friday night,

grabbing linebacker D Winters in exchange for their 5th round pick, the 152nd overall selection.

Dallas had a clear hole at linebacker after using their first two first round picks on Ohio State Safety,

Caleb Downs at number 11 and UCF Edge, Russia Malachi Lawrence at number 23.

Steven Jones, the team's exact VP of personnel, said bringing in a vent like Winters helps fix their

league worst defense from last year. Winters, a six round pick from 2023 heading into his 4th NFL

season, got pushed out when the Niners resigned Dre Greenline free. Agency, this marks the second

trade this off season between these rivals. After Dallas' shift defensive tackle,

Osa Odizua to San Francisco back in March, for a third rounder at 92 overall. Now the Cowboys

are set with three fourth round picks and a seventh rounder for Saturday's final day. Meanwhile,

the 49ers kicked off their draft picks by taking Ole Miss, wide receiver Dijon Stribbling at 33 overall.

Both teams keep shuffling their defenses, setting up what could be some heated matchups down the line

as the draft wraps up. Local news, powered by AI, this is El Paso News today. I'm Cory with the story.